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L'Orient-Le Jour
13 hours ago
- L'Orient-Le Jour
Two killed in car accidents in the past 24 hours
BEIRUT — According to statistics from the Traffic Management Center on Thursday, two people died in the past 24 hours, while 11 were injured in as many accidents. The administration did not specify where these accidents occurred, but had indicated earlier on Wednesday that one person was killed when a truck overturned on the road linking Ksara to Zahle in the Bekaa Valley. Lebanese roads, since the law has been increasingly less enforced since the chain of crises starting in 2019, see numerous deaths and injuries every year. In this context, the Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced a tightening of measures and enforcement starting in early August. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, moreover, chaired a meeting on Aug. 6 at the Grand Serail dedicated to "the worsening traffic crisis in Beirut and several Lebanese regions," attended by Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar, ISF Director General Raed Abdallah, Beirut governor Marwan Abboud, as well as several security and municipal officials. A series of "emergency measures" was decided. The interior minister, for his part, met last week with the road safety commission, which has been inactive for several years, and various specialized NGOs, to find short- and long-term solutions, according to Nidaa el-Watan. YASA, a road safety association, meanwhile is warning against the worsening situation. "It appears that road safety has been included in the ministerial statement without any real impact on the ground (...) The tragic scenes of deaths on Lebanese roads are multiplying. YASA warns of a significant increase in road deaths if the situation remains unchanged," wrote association president Ziad Akl on the network X.
L'Orient-Le Jour
04-08-2025
- Automotive
- L'Orient-Le Jour
Three young Lebanese killed in Dbayeh highway crash
Three young Lebanese were killed early Monday on the highway linking Dbayeh to Beirut in a double traffic accident involving multiple vehicles, according to Lebanon's Traffic Management Center (TMC). The crash occurred around 1 a.m. and involved a truck, two cars and two motorcycles, leaving two others injured. According to details provided by L'Orient Today's North Lebanon correspondent, the two motorcycles collided with cars that had overturned in the middle of the road following an earlier accident across Le Royal Hotel. The road was unlit. The impact killed the three young motorcyclists instantly. The victims were identified as Saad A., from Chekaa in North Lebanon; Rawad B., a Lebanese Army soldier also from the North; and Aya A., the young woman riding with Rawad. Civil Defense and Lebanese Red Cross teams transported their bodies to a nearby hospital. Security forces have opened an investigation. Another fatal accident was reported by the TMC at 2:30 a.m. in Dora, at the northern entrance to Beirut. Lebanon's roads are poorly lit and often in disrepair, and fatal crashes occur regularly. More than 270 people died in road accidents in 2024, according to figures from the road safety advocacy group YASA.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Boston is notorious for traffic delays. Here's how Google has helped change that
Last year, with Boston ranked among the world's worst cities for traffic delays, local officials partnered with Google in hopes that its mapping and artificial intelligence software could help untangle the city streets. The results are encouraging, according to data the city unveiled Thursday, enough so that the program is expanding. Officials have already used Google data and analytics at more than 100 intersections across the city to retime traffic signals to better match traffic flow. This has led to an average 20% drop in vehicles unnecessarily stopped at those lights, Mayor Michelle Wu's office said. For example, at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Richmond Street, next to Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park in the North End, the improvements reduced traffic delays by 21%, the city said. At the corner of Beacham Street and Maffa Way in Charlestown, delays dropped 24%. The two intersections saw vehicles unnecessarily stopping roughly a third less often — among the clearest improvements citywide — after officials better coordinated the traffic signals with others nearby, the mayor's office said. Boston is one of two U.S. cities, along with Seattle, and 18 worldwide, participating in the Google program, known as Project Green Light. Since partnering with Boston in February 2024, the program has analyzed data from hundreds of city intersections with traffic signals. 'It has been a highly effective tool,' Boston Chief of Streets Jascha Franklin-Hodge said in a statement Thursday. City officials look forward to expanding the traffic analysis to additional intersections, he added. Read more: Boston seeks to regulate delivery app drivers to preserve safety, reduce traffic 'Small traffic hotspots from mistimed signals or curbside issues' are often the cause of more expansive congestion, Wu said last year when city officials announced the partnership with Google. 'Targeting these micro spots goes a long way.' The city has used Google's AI-driven recommendations to adjust traffic signals at 114 especially congested intersections across 20 neighborhoods. Read more: Boston to review, remove some bike and bus lanes, mayor says The traffic analysis from Google allows Boston's Traffic Management Center to synchronize traffic signals at nearby intersections or change 'green time' between lights to match demand, the mayor's office said. That means 'drivers now spend less time waiting through multiple signal cycles, both reducing how often they are starting and stopping driving and reducing overall traffic delays.' The city found a 13.5% reduction in traffic delays at intersections where it implemented the program's recommendations, with some locations improving by as much as 24%. Read more: Cameras on Mass. roads could catch speeders under governor's proposal An added benefit, the city said, was the reduced environmental impact of cars idling in traffic. Over a year, vehicles could collectively save, on average, an estimated 4,000 gallons of fuel at each adjusted traffic signal. At Beacham Street and Maffa Way in Charlestown, one of the intersections that benefited most from Google's analytics, drivers could collectively save up to 14,000 gallons of fuel annually. Big changes expected at Boston Calling 2025 after 'unbearable' crowds last year 11-year-old Holyoke actor lands role in Huntington Theatre musical Here's who's on the ballot for Boston mayor, City Council — so far Dorchester teen accused of ramming Boston Police officer with moped Rising Red Sox prospect records first Double-A hit after early promotion Read the original article on MassLive.
